Postcard
1914-1918 (made)
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By the early 20th Century greetings postcards had overtaken folder cards in popularity as they were cheaper to post. A ban on Christmas cards to conserve supplies of paper was mooted during the First World War but the idea was abandoned in the interests of maintaining the troops' morale. A thriving market in embossed and embroidered postcards grew up in France for servicemen from both sides in the conflict to send home to loved ones.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Blind-embossed card with letterpress and embroidered silk |
| Brief description | Postcard, embroidered, France, World War I, 1914-1918. |
| Physical description | Postcard (portrait format). On the front: border blind-embossed with a holly and lucky horseshoes design around silk panel embroidered in coloured silks with a design featuring a country cottage scene in a circular frame ornamented with a spray of pink flowers and lettered Home Sweet Home. On the back: printed in black with postcard template and inscribed in pencil. |
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| Summary | By the early 20th Century greetings postcards had overtaken folder cards in popularity as they were cheaper to post. A ban on Christmas cards to conserve supplies of paper was mooted during the First World War but the idea was abandoned in the interests of maintaining the troops' morale. A thriving market in embossed and embroidered postcards grew up in France for servicemen from both sides in the conflict to send home to loved ones. |
| Other number | B4.1 |
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| Accession number | E.393-2008 |
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| Record created | November 22, 2010 |
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